Category: Baby Mobiles
Ideas for a Woodland-Themed Room
Now that we’ve saved the UK’s forests (yay for people power) I thought it was appropriate that we did a round-up of the best ideas for woodland-themed rooms – it seems that children’s designers’ love of this subject knows no bounds. Let’s start with the walls. There’s a myriad of tree wallpapers out there, but [...]
Junzo Terada’s Birds in Flight mobile
One of my close friends recently had her third baby and I wanted to find something fabulous and frivolous to go with the more practical (but obviously still fabulous) bits I had bought her. Step up Japanese artist Junzo Terada (he of Magical Menagerie fame) and his Birds in Flight mobile. Produced by the ever-innovative [...]
Make Your Own: Funky Owl Mobiles
Our love of owls knows no end and I am loving these two thrifty decor options. There is nothing better than a mobile for injecting some interest and colour into a nursery and this pair are both super chic. On the left is the colourful hoot hoot download from mini-eco. All you will need is [...]
Mr Moustache Mobile
I’m hearting this Mr Moustache mobile by Jäll & Tofta which pays homage to the ‘tache in wonderful fashion. Made from 100% recycled paper and nut veneer, it’s a clever eco friendly buy that will be right at home in a contemporary nursery. $29 (Etsy) plus $5 shipping to the UK. via Inhabitots
Gorgeous Knitted Baby Toys, Mobiles and Backpacks by Blabla Kids
I’m a hardcore fan of Blabla Kids, a scrumptious range of knitted toys designed by Florence Wetterwald that are right up there on my hot knitted toy meter with Anne-Claire Petit’s delights. Knitted in Peru by artisans from natural cotton in a fairtrade environment, we’ve featured several of their dolls which are perfect for both [...]
Bird Mobiles by Kalikå
These quirky bird mobiles by Swedish designers Kalikå are certainly quite a departure from your typical plush baby mobile. For a humorous take on the age old dodgy explanation of where babies come from, there’s the stork and baby mobile, £34.82, in graceful, gentle flight, but it’s the offbeat music box birds, £24.55 (also available [...]
Kirsty Elson Designs
As soon as I saw the Folksy shop of Kirsty Elson Designs my head was filled with seaside dreams. Her work is strongly influenced by her love of the sea and she sources the driftwood for her creations from the Cornish beaches on her doorstep. You could easily theme a whole nursery around products from her shop. [...]
Cuckoo Nest at Lark
I feel dizzy every time I look at the phenomenal collection from New Zealand based Cuckoo Nest in Australian store Lark. Cuckoo Nest have created a folksy collection of children’s toys and accessories from felt and vintage fabric. The detailing on each handmade piece is stunning and I love the quirky designs. You can buy purses, [...]
Japanese Paper Balloons from Petra Boase
I’ve been looking all over for some cool Japanese Paper Balloons. Paper balloons come in lots of fun animal shapes and can be inflated & flattened for reuse. Toddlers love playing with them and I’ll be using ours to make an over-sized mobile for our play room (look out for it in our Nursery Tours [...]
Musical Stars
I know, I know, it’s unfeasibly early to be thinking about Christmas, but how fantastically appropriate would these music boxes be as a gift for a new arrival in the festive season? Or, in fact, as a cool addition to your little one’s cot or cradle? These stellar buys cost €34.95 from Irish website Kids [...]
Make Your Own: Bird Mobile
The second installment in our Make Your Own series brings you two super hot tutorials for bird mobiles. We love birds in the nursery and by making your own mobile you can guarantee that the mobile hanging in your bambino’s nursery is an original.First up is the Summer Tweets Mobile from The Red Thread (above). [...]
Paper Owls to Download from Mibo
How cool are these paper owls from Mibo? Just £1 hooks you this set of four Wise Guys. They arrive in your inbox within 24 hours and all you have to do is cut and stick them. I think they would look really cute in a nursery or even made into a mobile. If your [...]
Bargain-o-rama! Ikea’s Korall & Barnslig Baby Mobile’s
I’m quite liking the goggle eyed fish and cheerful animals literally staring down from these budget buys from Ikea. Keeping it simple with playful brights, all you need to do is get your string and a hook to hang them from. £4.99 for the Korall and £4.88 for the Barnslig. via Babygadget
Story Mobile by Ferm Living
If I had my way, I’d own most of the Ferm Living range which I saw in the flesh when I met up with the agents at Top Drawer Spring earlier this year. We’ve featured this Danish design company’s fabulous wall stickers which include height charts (plus I want their cushions, wallpaper, and tea tea [...]
New Nursery & Decor Section at Monsters & Munchkins
Monsters & Munchkins is an online boutique which launched last year with a focus on delivering high style clothing for children from a well chosen, niche collection of designers. They’re still continuing with that, but they’ve broadened their sections with an exciting range of goodies in their new nursery and decor section. They’ve got some [...]
